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FremantleMedia Australia names global drama executive John Yorke as Blue Sky Drama Initiative script mentor

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Wednesday 05 August 2015

World-renowned drama executive John Yorke has been announced as the International Script Mentor for FremantleMedia’s Blue Sky Drama Initiative, which is funded through Screen Australia’s Enterprise program.
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China co-pro film The Nest, comedy sequel A Few Less Men, and new TV series Wanted, starring Rebecca Gibney, to be funded by Screen Australia

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Tuesday 04 August 2015

Following its latest funding round, Screen Australia has announced investment of $3.19 million in a range of new projects that will trigger production to the value of $38.4 million. Projects supported in this slate include an action adventure film The Nest which is an official Australian/Chinese co-production, A Few Less Men, the sequel to one of Australia’s most successful comedy features of 2011 A Few Best Men, and a new TV series starring Rebecca Gibney.
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Navigating new terrain for Australian feature films

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Thursday 30 July 2015

What do we hope for local films on the big screen? How can feature films continue to get made as analogue dollars turn into digital cents in the new distribution era? What are some new ways to help Australians find and connect with local films? Screen Australia CEO, Graeme Mason, today launched an issues paper on one of the hottest topics facing the local screen industry: distribution for local feature films.
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Screen Australia funds new Talent Development opportunities for filmmakers

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Thursday 30 July 2015

Screen Australia has announced funding for eight talented filmmakers to work as ‘attachments’ on a range of screen projects. Just over $170,000 will be invested to help develop the skills, contacts and expertise of some of Australia’s gifted screen practitioners, and connect them into the local and international film industry.
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Australian talent dominates in 40th Toronto International Film Festival 2015

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Wednesday 29 July 2015

Screen Australia congratulates the producers and creative teams of Australian films The Dressmaker and The Daughter, which have both been selected overnight for the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
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Looking for Grace selected in official competition for Venice International Film Festival

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Wednesday 29 July 2015

Looking for Grace will be the first film by a female Australian director to screen in competition at the Venice Film Festival in 15 years. The film, written and directed by Sue Brooks, will have its world premiere in the key section of Venice.
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Three Australian titles selected for Venice Days and Venice Critics’ Week (Venice International Film Festival, September 2015)

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Friday 24 July 2015

Screen Australia congratulates the producers and creative teams of Australian films Early Winter, Tanna and The Daughter, which have been selected for the prestigious Venice Days and Venice Critics’ Week – the independent parallel sections of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival 2015. Tanna will screen in competition in Venice Critics’ Week, Early Winter will screen in competition and The Daughter will screen out of competition as the closing night film in Venice Days.
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Screen Australia announces development funding for 23 new film and TV projects

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Tuesday 21 July 2015

Screen Australia has today announced 23 film and TV projects that will receive development funding to the total of $640,000. A diverse range of projects and talent are being supported, including works from Cate Blanchett and Tony Ayres, Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward, Richard Roxburgh, Marieke Hardy, Jan Chapman, Stephan Elliott and Bondi Hipsters’ Nicholas Boshier.
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Convicts, footballers, drag queens, dance therapy and Japanese detectives: a typically atypical Multiplatform Drama slate

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Wednesday 08 July 2015

Screen Australia will provide $1.539 million to eight exciting new projects through its Multiplatform Drama program. The program supports unorthodox projects released on a variety of platforms.
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Screen Australia hands back the rights of over 1200 Australian screen projects to filmmakers

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Wednesday 01 July 2015

Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, Antarctica, Muriel’s Wedding, Round the Twist and Strictly Ballroom are just a few iconic Australian projects that make up a list of over 1200 titles whose rights will now revert back to the producer. At an event marking the occasion with some of these producers, Screen Australia announced the scheduled reversion date of 1 January 2016 will advance six months to 1 July 2015.
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Julietta Boscolo announced as TV director’s attachment on Playmaker Media’s Love Child

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Tuesday 30 June 2015

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG), Screen Australia and Playmaker Media have today announced director Julietta Boscolo as the director’s attachment to Geoff Bennett on the Playmaker TV series Love Child, which is currently in production.
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Screen Australia seeks ambitious and innovative ideas for streamlined Enterprise program

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Monday 22 June 2015

Screen Australia will continue its commitment to strengthen the Australian screen industry and talent with the newly streamlined Enterprise program. This merges the previous Enterprise Stories and Growth into a single stream to be known as Enterprise Industry.